Resources for Anti-Racism Work

published june 2020

Protesting Resources

• A Protestor’s Guide by the ACLU: Know Your Rights

• If you are arrested during protest and need bail bonds paid, you can fill out this form by Minnesota Freedom Fund.

• If you are arrested during protest in Austin, TX and need bail bonds paid, fill out this form by 400+1 Bail Fund.

• A list of Texas Lawyers offering pro-bono legal services for protest related charges

• Virtual Protesting 101 by @sa.liine

• Protesting Safely - what to wear, what to bring, what not to bring

• Digital protesting safety - how to use (or not use) your phone at protests!

• Use this app to easily blur faces of protestors in your photos before sharing to social media

• Download Signal for safe end-to-end encrypted messaging while at protests

• Tear Gas relief spray bottle suggestions and best practices

Mental Health Resources

• Community Advocacy and Healing Project: Self-care resources for Black women and women of color in Austin, Texas

• How To Care For Your Mental Health In A Crisis from BBATX

• Directory of Inclusive Therapists

• Directories for Therapists of Color from Davia Roberts

aNTi-RACISM work for white people

• First and foremost, be intentional with your vocabulary and educate yourself on the way language surrounding black history is evolving.

• Diversify your social media feeds to make space for BIPOC voices. Feel free to follow any of the black-owned businesses, artists, and restaurants listed below!

• 5 ways you can be an ally in the workplace

• Read the 10 steps to non-optical allyship.

• Be mindful of the sources, stories and thoughts you repost. Avoid sharing trauma porn and exposing the identities of protestors.

• Be a channel for helpful information and do your part to direct others to the resources you are finding and supporting. Credit the voices who are educating you about the issues.

• If you manage Black employees, be sensitive to the trauma that they are dealing with when one of these instances occurs and manage with compassion.

• Address the racism in your own room. Talk to your family members and immediate community members (beyond social media) about what this means. Tell someone you love when they’re racist.

• Read this guide on having Daring Discusisons

• Seek therapy if you feel extreme discomfort or find yourself emotionally agitated when attempting to dismantle your own racism. Rise to the challenge that there is always work to be done.

• Educate yourself about the laws and policies that will negatively impact Black communities and advocate against them

• Research elected officials and candidates in your area who have agendas that support the voices and validate the experiences of marginalized people and vote for them.

• Learn about the 75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice

• Report incidents of police brutality in Austin, Texas to the Office of Police Oversight.

• Donate your resources, learn from and and pay attention to organizations committed to anti-racist work.

• Explore these Anti-Racism Resources For White People by Sarah Sophie Flicker & Alyssa Klein

Organizations you can donate to

• Community bail funds to assist those wrongfully arrested when protesting. 400+1 has a bail fund specifically for Austin.

• Austin Justice Coalition: Anti-racist justice work and political organizing (please follow for Austin-local protest information)

• Black Lives Matter: A national nonprofit with subchapters across the US, organizing against racism

• NAACP: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• Black Visions Collective: Creative and social justice community amplifying Black voices in Minnesota

• Four Hundred and One: Collective working to dismantle anti-Black racism; available to provide anti-racist trainings in nonprofit settings

• Movement for Black Lives: a coalition organization representing a collective of groups working to center and empower the Black community

• George Floyd’s Family Fund

• Louisville Community Bail Fund to help bail out protestors for Breonna Taylor

• Ahmaud Arbery’s Family fund

petitions to sign

• Sign this petition to demand the police officers that strangled George Floyd are charged or text George Floyd to 5515

• Sign this petition to demand charges are filed in the death of Breonna Taylor or text ENOUGH to 55156

• Sign this petition to remove the local prosecutors from office who failed to move forward with Arbery’s case

Educational work

• Learn about Mapping Police Violence

• Read the data on Racial Economic Inequality

• Learn about The Citizens Police Data Project

• Utilize your strengths. There are many different roles to fill; respect that people will move in different ways.

• If you cannot physically attend protests, here are 26 Ways To Be In The Struggle Beyond The Streets.

• Watch 13th directed by Ava Duvernay on Netflix or YouTube

• Watch When They See Us directed by Ava Duvernay on Netflix

• Watch The Urgency of Intersectionality, a TED Talk by Kimberle Crenshaw (who coined the term intersectionality).

Books

• A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

• Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble

• All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely

• Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism by Vron Ware & Mikki Kendall

• Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities by Craig Steven Wilder

• Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown

• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

• How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi

• How to Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal Marie Fleming

• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad

• Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out by Ruth King

• Racism: A Very Short Introduction by Ali Rattansi

• Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X Kendi

• Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

• They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America by Ivan Van Sertima

• The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

• When Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson

• Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y Davis

podcasts & playlists

• Pod Save the People hosted by DeRay Mckesson

• Code Switch on NPR

• The Nod by Gimlet Media

• The Stoop

• Identity Politics

• 1619 Audio Series by New York Times

• On One with Angela Rye

• BLM: A Spotify Playlist

Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Austin

while this list will never be complete, we hope it can serve as a starting point. many of these businesses are shared from Austin Monthly’s List of Black-Owned Businesses as well as artists who have worked with us in the past :)

black-owned businesses

• 3 Small Plates (catering)

• Altatudes (boutique shop)

• Amara Lashes (lashes)

• April Kayganich (hair stylist specializing in curls and color)

• Arched Beauty  (makeup and micro-blading)

• The Barbashop (barbershop)

• Beaute Studio Esthetics (beauty)

• Black Makers Market (community market)

• Black Pearl Books (bookstore)

• Bleu Nail Cafe (nail salon)

• Blur Boutique (clothing)

• BU Salon (salon)

• Caribreoso (organic and all natural spices)

• Cater to Mom (postpartum subscription boxes)

• Cocoa Lash Beauty Bar (lash extensions and tints)

• Cocolevio (technology consultancy and software development firm)

• Cookie Miller (personal trainer)

• The Curly Executive (business strategy)

• Divine Luxury Bath and Body (body, face, and home products)

• eleMINT Skin (facial studio)

• Events Unleashed (wedding and event planning)

• EXAU Olive Oil (olive oil)

• FalseNin9 (soccer development)

• Foot Haus (private salon suite)

• Generations Barber Shop (barber)

• Ginger Olive Thrift (clothing)

• Golden Goddesz Co (stationary)

• Grow Your Lovespace (yoga, meditation, movement)

• Hello Inspired Studio (event space)

• HiitTheGymSyl (personal trainer)

• Hill Country Outdoors (outdoor and social club)

• Icy Cosmetics (beauty)

• Indigo Smart Cafe (CBD)

• Ivelisse Designs (calligraphy and design)

• Jeany’s Ginger Elixir (wellness drinks)

• KEESH Cosmetics (cosmetics)

• Kicking It ATX (sneakers)

• Kim Shadey (sunglasses)

• La Don Collection (fashion)

• Layla Renee & Co (accessories and jewelry)

• Lazydaze (CBD cafe)

• League of Rebels (tailoring)

• Lily Shephard Moves (sensual embodiment specialist)

• Lola’s Classic Babies (natural products for infants)

• Luv Fats Ice Cream (ice cream)

• MAGIK (fashion)

• Mama Sana Vibrant Woman (prenatal, birth and postnatal support)

• Marshall’s Barber Shop (barber)

• Me and the Bees (really good lemonade)

• Melanted Marketplace (community marketplace)

• Moonstone Wholistic (beauty and wellness for black people)

• Modern Muse (wellness coach)

• New Origin Shop (women’s goods for beauty and wellness)

• Oasis Haircare (hair products)

• The Oh Honey Co (natural bath and body products)

• Original Walkers Barbershop (barber)

• Oatmeal & Company (gourmet oatmeal)

• Outright Fitness and Performance (fitness studio)

• Outwork (basketball training)

• Private Stock (boutique)

• Roxy Brows (makeup)

• Ryan Downs (illustrations)

• Something Natural Yoga (eco-friendly yoga mats)

• Soul Popped (gourmet popcorn)

• Tax Charm (tax prep and bookkeeping)

• Tika Creations (resource for actors)

• Thrifted Feels (sustainable fashion)

• Treasure City Thrift  (thrift store)

• Woke Beauty (photography, branding, education)

• Woodchuck Delivery (firewood delivery and pickup)

black artists and makers

• Amanda Reid Designs (modern calligraphy)

• Auctober Love (earrings)

• Austin Curios (accessories and jewelry)

• Awkward Auntie (cement homewares)

• Be Beadiful Jewelry (jewelry)

• Divine Culture Clothing (graphic tees)

• Camellias and Curls (hair accessories)

• Chak Therapy (all natural bath and body products and candles)

• The Coy Collection (ceramics and accessories)

• Dope Crochet (crochet accessories and apparel)

• Divine Luxury (bath and body)

• Folie Apothecary (natural skincare)

• Hawkins Bucklew Jewelry (jewelry)

• Jazzy Chica (T-shirts and accessories)

• Jennifer Lovena (accessories)

• Kwanza Edwards (Illustrator)

• MJ Wood Co. (home decor)

• Moneé Elizabeth (jewelry)

• Native Dream Jewelry (jewelry)

• Natural Mystic (natural skincare)

• Oh Tiff (nail polish and natural soaps)

• Plant + Vessel (pottery and plants)

• Purple Sky by Kime (jewelry)

• Rejected Hearts Club (jewelry)

• Rex Hamilton Art (art)

• See Phillips (dyed silk, jewelry)

• Shavanthe (clothing and accessories)

• Social Justice Jewelry (jewelry)

• Soy Society (candles)

• Tribe and Sol (clothing and accessories)

• Uwakstar (handbags and jewelry)

black-owned restaurants

• Anything’s Baked Potato 

• Asters Ethiopian Restaurant 

• Baby Greens

• Bahadi’s Chicken & Lounge

• Big Easy Bar and Grill

• Bird Bird Biscuit

• Country Boyz Fixins

• Crimson Creek Smokehouse

• Cumberbatch Sweet Tater Torte

• Da Slice LLC

• Davis Grocery & Bar-B-Q

• Dia’s Market & Deli

• Emojis Grilled Cheese Food Truck

• Fowler’s Smokin Soul Food

• Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant

• Hoover’s Cooking

• Island Fork

• J. Leonardi’s Barbeque

• JP’s Pancake Company

• Krab Kingz Seafood

• Krack of Dawn Donuts

• Leonardi’s Barbeque

• Les Bobos Crepes

• Mr. Catfish and More

• Niella Catering

• Ninja Pig

• One People’s Kitchen

• Pink Sugar Bakery

• R&Bs Steak and Fries

• Roland’s

• The Rolling Rooster

• Sam’s BBQ 

• Sassy’s Vegetarian Soul Food

• Suga’s Cakery

• Sweet Shack Candy Shop

• Taste of Ethiopia

• The Cook’s Nook

• The Cupcake Guys

• The Gossip Shack

• The Rolling Rooster

• Tony’s Jamaican Food

• Wasota Vegan Paradise 

• Winners BBQ Austin

• Y’all’s Cafe

• 11 Degrees Daiquiri

Black-Owned Businesses to Support outside of Austin

• Los Angeles: 75 Black-Owned Food Businesses by Los Angeles Times

• Nashville: List of Black-Owned Small Businesses by Made Au Gold: retail, bakeries + desserts, services, restaurants + catering

• Worldwide: List of 13 Black-Owned Beauty Brands by cocokind

• Bay Area: Black-Owned Food Businesses by La Cocina

• Black-Owned Independent Businesses by OZMA